The defense of diminished capacity

a. is the same as the Durham insanity test

b. asserts that the defendant's acts were involuntary.
c. involves a claim that because of mental illness the defendant did not have the required actus reus.
d. involves a claim that the defendant did not have the mens rea for the crime charged because of a mental disease or defect.


d

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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a. operations section b. planning section c. logistics section d. finance/administration section

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